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Reviews

Video: Blackdog Cat 500SS Cuddy

Luke Seuren has not been out fishing for several months. This sad state of affairs is because he’s been flat out keeping up with demand for his Blackdog Cat aluminum pontoon catamarans, and this latest model is only likely to extend his fishing drought.
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Boat test: Surtees 8.5 Gamefisher

Its customers were asking for it and now Surtees has delivered. The company’s new flagship 8.5m Gamefisher is ready for action and Trade-A-Boat gets first dibs. We headed to Whakatane to give it a thorough workout in its home waters.
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White Pointer Pro-Sportfisher 840

Video: I’m not sure if it was its ocean-eating good looks, the muscle-flexing performance or the incredible attention to detail that got my attention most this day. Whatever it was about the White Pointer Pro-Sportfisher 840, I knew we’d found a boat that was more than a bit special…
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Boat test: Stabicraft 1650 Fisher

With its bright orange paint job demanding attention, Stabicraft’s all-new 1650 Fisher is very hard to miss. But after taking a trip across Foveaux Strait in pants-changing conditions and coming back smiling, Matthew Jones reckons this no-nonsense boat has plenty of other standout features to excite.
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Boat test: Osprey 850

When AUT’s Earth and Oceanic Sciences (EOS) Research Institute put out a tender for a new research vessel, price was only one factor. Above all it needed ruggedness, reliability, stability and space while still being suitable for occasional towing to remote locations. It chose the Osprey 850.
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Bluefin 665 HT D review

Bluefin’s 665 HT is one of Sportcraft Boats’ most popular models and, while it’s been around since June 2009, this is the first time it’s been offered with an economical diesel engine. We’re told the game fish find it irresistible too…
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DNA 515XC

When David McKain was looking for a new boat he thought he would stay with a fibreglass model. But the space, durability and ride quality of the DNA 515XC pontoon model convinced him otherwise, and he is now an aluminium boat convert.
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Product review: Flyboard

One of the more interesting items displayed at last November’s Big Boys Toys was a very cool new water toy in the form of the Flyboard. We had a go on this funky thing and think it’s the coolest way to play in the water since the surfboard…
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Mustang 43

The Mustang 43 has been in the market for the best part of a year now, but if ever a boat deserved extended coverage beyond the first gratuitous fanfare, then this is it.
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